Data Protection Platform Operations Engineer

-; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Data Protection Platform Operations Engineer to enhance data platforms that support enterprise applications. You will work closely with engineers and product managers to drive digital transformation, ensuring robust platform performance and security. Ideal candidates have a degree in technology, 2-4 years of experience, and familiarity with cloud platforms. This role offers a hybrid work model and comprehensive employee benefits.

Benefits

Life and health insurance

Medical care package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in IT, platform engineering, or data engineering roles.
• Familiarity with cloud-native data solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the configuration and maintenance of data platforms.
• Support CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Monitor platform performance and reliability.

Skills

CI/CD tools

Infrastructure-as-Code

Basic scripting/automation

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

Data visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

Apache Airflow

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

As a Data Protection Platform Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the development, integration, and security of the data platforms that power bp's enterprise applications. You'll work hands‑on with engineers and architects to ensure optimal performance, resilience, and compliance across bp's cloud and data ecosystems. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your platform engineering expertise while delivering impactful, real‑world solutions.

You’ll join a collaborative, high‑performing team of engineers and product managers, working closely with technology and business partners to support data initiatives that accelerate bp's digital transformation and strengthen its platform capabilities.

What You'll Deliver

• Contribute to the configuration, integration, and ongoing maintenance of enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Support CI/CD pipeline implementation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) adoption to streamline deployments.
• Monitor platform performance and availability, identifying opportunities to improve reliability and scalability.
• Assist with basic security operations such as access control, activity monitoring, and remediation efforts.
• Collaborate on the delivery of data pipelines and platform capabilities across cloud environments.
• Support documentation efforts, testing, and ongoing process improvements across the platform lifecycle.
• Ensure data systems adhere to compliance, governance, and security requirements.

What You'll Bring

Technical Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in technology, engineering, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in IT, platform engineering, or data engineering roles.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform, Azure Bicep, or AWS CDK.
• Basic scripting/automation experience with Python, Java, or Scala.
• Exposure to data processing frameworks like Apache Airflow, Spark, or Kafka.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and understanding of cloud-native data solutions.
• Foundational knowledge of data modeling, data lakes, and both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams using structured engineering practices.

Key Competencies

• Technical experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Palantir.
• Understanding of data pipelines, ingestion, transformation, and visualization workflows.
• Awareness of platform security principles and enterprise data governance practices.
• Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar for data visualization.
• Experience with distributed systems, supporting both real-time and batch processing.
• Curiosity and adaptability in response to emerging technologies and evolving platform needs.

Bonus Skills

• Experience operating in highly regulated, compliance-driven environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-driven data engineering practices that apply intelligent automation to optimize workflows.

Why join our team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work‑life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many other benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation.

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills

Agility core practices, Analytics, API and platform design, Business Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Coaching, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Data Structures and Algorithms, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Facilitation, Information Security, iOS and Android development, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Source control and code management.

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.